…with the European Union, Canada, and China. In these negotiations, Japan has agreed to tariff reductions on many agricultural products, putting U.S. exporters at a disadvantage. Japan has largely (but…
Pistachio Chilling Hours Worse Than Drought
…Drought This year was expected to be an off-year for pistachio growers, but many producers saw a significant reduction in yield this year. Projection reports show the crop coming in…
Almond Board of California: CEUs at 2015 Almond Conference
…or dust, the regulatory environment keeps changing. This panel will address the status of current air quality regulations, looking at what programs are available to help growers with training, compliance…
Science Does Not Support International Agency Opinion on Red Meat and Cancer
…multi-year randomized controlled dietary interventions — found that a 20 percent reduction in red meat consumption did not reduce the risk of colorectal cancer and/or had no effect on adenoma…
CDFA Grants Help Growers Upgrade Irrigation Systems
…County converted from flood irrigation to efficient micro-jet irrigation with solar panels to run the water pump. The awards, made available through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, the proceeds of…
Forces Combine to Shorten Pistachio Crop
…now because of the reduction in the crop size, Gibbons said, the plant expects only 100 truckloads a day. With capacity lower than usual, a second plant west of Terra…
Beet Curly Top Virus Monthly Report
…surveys were conducted in Mendota. Disking and grazing considerably reduced potential treatment acreage. BLH counts did not increase significantly with the reduction of viable host vegetation. Average BLH counts in…
Growth Energy Praises NCGA and NFU’s Work to Highlight the Importance of the RFS to Farm Income
…the following statement: “Farm income has already declined this year and the proposed reduction of the RVOs under EPA’s proposed RFS rule will only further drive down farm income, putting…
Tips for Keeping Hull Rot Low
Advisors saw high hull rot pressure this year in almonds and a simple reduction in application can help growers avoid those losses again next year. Tips for Keeping Hull Rot…
2015 Water Year Hottest and Driest on Record – From the California Department of Water Resources
…Californians following Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s April 1 executive order mandating a statewide 25-percent reduction in potable urban water use. Save Our Water, DWR’s partnership with the Association of…
CDFA Funds $9.38 Million to Assist Farmers in Drought
…that reduce energy use resulting in greenhouse gas (GHGs) emission reductions and water savings. SWEEP arises from emergency drought legislation (SB 103) signed in early 2014 by Gov. Brown. The…
USDA Funds New Pilot Project
…reductions from nutrient or soil management, which this CIG grant will help to define. In June, the first ever carbon offset protocol for crop-based agriculture in a cap-and-trade market was…
A National Food Waste Reduction Goal
…others are now setting their sights on the goal of reducing US food waste by half in the next fifteen years. Rod Bain reports. A National Food Waste Reduction Goal…
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadline
…Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Should a payment reduction be necessary, FSA will reduce the payment by the required amount. The Margin Protection Program for Dairy was made possible…